Subject: LRO digest, Vol 1 #207 - 22 msgs

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Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 03:07:00 -0500 (EST)

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Today's Topics:

   1. Lightweight, alternative fueling options (brodie Pedersen)
   2. Re: Lightweight, alternative fueling options (Lonn & Rhonda)
   3. US equivlent of Stokbord? (James G.Wolf)
   4. Eversure Old Hill, England roof rack (Lori Sickley)
   5. Re: Eversure Old Hill, England roof rack (Phil Norris)
   6. V8 series 109 (Akach Langi)
   7. Eversure Old Hill, England roof rack (Lori Sickley)
   8. Re: Eversure Old Hill, England roof rack ([email-masked])
   9. Re: Eversure Old Hill, England roof rack (Mike Johnson)
  10. Re: Eversure Old Hill, England roof rack (Lori Sickley)
  11. Re: Eversure Old Hill, England roof rack ([email-masked])
  12. Series III Audio (Brian Horner)
  13. Re: Series III Audio (Jim Hall)
  14. Re: Series III Audio (Jean-Leon Morin)
  15. Re: Galvanizers (Keith Tanner)
  16. Re: Beware of Hand throttles (Keith Tanner)
  17. Re: Eversure Old Hill, England roof rack (Lori Sickley)
  18. Re: Series III Audio (Adrian Redmond)
  19. Re: Series III Audio ([email-masked])
  20. Re: now B-17 (now 36% more LR content!) (Rich Williams)
  21. Re: V8 series 109 (Paul Oxley)
  22. late 2a question (Rich Williams)

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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 11:10:21 -0500 (EST)
From: brodie Pedersen <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Subject: [lro] Lightweight, alternative fueling options
Reply-To: [email-masked]

The Lightweight is equiped with two "military
type"tanks one for both the driver and passenger
sides. These tanks hold a total of 90 Litres of fuel. 
The military tank is virtually identical to the civvy
tank, except that rather then having an external
filler pipe, replenishement is done by removing the
lower seat sqab and removing a large gas cap. 

While it is  possible to devise an external filling
system using the civvy tanks I would prefer to keep
the external boywork stock.  Having the filler pipe
come up through the center of both seats doesn't
oliveate the problem of having to fill the vehicle
from inside the passenger compartment.  I could route 
filler  necks into the rear tub, but as I am going to
be running a station wagon top, this too is not an
option. 

If for the sake of simplicity I do stay with the
orignal setup, I will be using non factory seats which
will work almost as well as the regular squabs.  The
seats are out of a Porsche 914 and have removeable
bottom sqabs.  I just have to cut a hole in the
fiberglass shell to acess the tank.  Incidentally 914
seats fit really nicely into Land Rovers.

I really appreciate all imput on this headscratcher,
so if anyone happens to know whether a Jeep YJ or TJ
tank will fit into the space between the rear axle and
the rear X-member it would help a lot.  I may buy a
used Samurai tank to see how it fits.  A Tracker or
Sidekick may work as well but I will have to look into
that at a wrecking yard where I can exercise a tape
measure.

Brodie

Messa ge: 16
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 09:59:38 -0700
From: "Jim Hall" <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Subject: Re: [lro] Alternative Fuel tank options for
Lightweight?
Reply-To: [email-masked]

Not knowing lightweights well, could you use a civv y
tank and fuel from 
the wheelwell? Could you add or use an existing
outrigger and move the
tank to the drivers side? Could you use a civvy tank
and run a hose
behind the passenger seat to the center and put a
filler there? Just 
some thoughts...

brodie Pedersen wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> My current employment offers many hours of
contructive
> ponderment time.  My thoughts usually revolve around
> problem solving issues with my Lightweight project.
> 
> Last night's topic for internal discussion was how
was
> I going to get around the problem of fueling my
truck
> without having to use the stock military set up.  I
> came up with the following options.
> 
> A) Use the military set up, and find a partner who
> would be quite happy to stamp her feet i n the cold,
> while I topped up the under sqab fuel tanks.
Whereupon
> she could bask in the "Arome de Diesel" for the ride
> home.
> 
> B) Adopt civvy type tanks and use the John Craddock
> conversion which means that I have to cut holes in
the
> removab le upper tub sides to accomodate the filler
cap
> and neck.  (I like the idea of having these sides
> removeable so this is not an attractive option; Also
> the inset piece that supports the tube is made of
> really crude fiberglass and looks awful!!)
> K

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Message: 2
From: "Lonn & Rhonda" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [lro] Lightweight, alternative fueling options
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 08:37:53 -0800
Reply-To: [email-masked]

Brodie,
I used an early Samurai tank behind the rear axle as a temporary measure and it
works so well that it will stay there even after I get the custom saddle tanks
finished.  It holds only 10 gallons so range is limited if it is your only fuel
tank.  The filler is routed to the rear of the right wheel well and provides
adequate access without modifying the body.  The fuel sender is compatible with
the LR fuel gage as well.
Lonn

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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 12:02:30 -0500
To: [email-masked]
From: "James G.Wolf" <[email-masked]>
Subject: [lro] US equivlent of Stokbord?
Reply-To: [email-masked]

In the Dec. issue of LRE page 141 is an article on rear inside bed
protection. They are using a product called Stokbord,
    it's " compressed recycled plastic particles with a bonded PVC skin",
it comes in several thicknesses. We must have
    a product like this over here on this side of the pond. 

Jim Wolf

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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 12:18:19 -0500
To: [email-masked]
From: Lori Sickley <[email-masked]>
Subject: [lro] Eversure Old Hill, England roof rack
Reply-To: [email-masked]

Does anyone have any knowledge of a roof rack with the name "Eversure Old 
Hill, England" stamped into the brackets? It's approx 3/4" diameter tubing.

Google didn't help.

It came with the 67 109SW that was recently *rescued* : )
The rack itself has legs that go through four two inch holes <!!!> in the 
sun sheet and rests on the roof, being held down with the four stamped name 
brackets.

I'll try and post some pics later since I just found the name, previously 
thinking it might be a homemade rack.

Lori in NE Pennsylvania
http://www.simplerthyme.com/store/LR.html 

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Message: 5
From: "Phil Norris" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [lro] Eversure Old Hill, England roof rack
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 17:55:19 -0000
Reply-To: [email-masked]

I've found Old Hill.  A small village to the west of Birmingham, England.
Probably a fitment before shipping, is this rescued vehicle a RHD?  If LHD
and a US-only machine, maybe they were on the options list many moons ago?
PhilN
-----Original Message-----
From: Lori Sickley <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked] <[email-masked]>
Date: 30 December 2001 17:19
Subject: [lro] Eversure Old Hill, England roof rack

>
>Does anyone have any knowledge of a roof rack with the name "Eversure Old
>Hill, England" stamped into the brackets? It's approx 3/4" diameter tubing.
>
>Google didn't help.
>
>It came with the 67 109SW that was recently *rescued* : )
>The rack itself has legs that go through four two inch holes <!!!> in the
>sun sheet and rests on the roof, being held down with the four stamped name
>brackets.
>
>I'll try and post some pics later since I just found the name, previously
>thinking it might be a homemade rack.
>
>Lori in NE Pennsylvania
>http://www.simplerthyme.com/store/LR.html
>_______________________________________________
>LRO mailing list
>[email-masked]
>http://land-rover.team.net/mailman/listinfo/lro

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Message: 6
From: "Akach Langi" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 11:07:21 +0300
Subject: [lro] V8 series 109
Reply-To: [email-masked]

Dear all,
I live in Mtwapa in Kenya and have an old x army v8 109 land rover.  I have
a problem with the engine in that it gains and loses power for no reason, it
sounds as if it is missing but I have checked the spark plugs and renewed
and also the distributor without any improvement, my next line is the fuel.
Can anyone give advice on adjusting the carburettors on the V8 and also if
the petrol pump can be faulty.

Thanks in advance also any good links with diagrams on maintenance of V8
engine as Africa does not offer much.

[demime 0.98e lite $Revision: 1.8 $ removed an attachment of type application/ms-tnef which had a name of winmail.dat]

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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 11:56:01 -0500
To: mailto:
From: Lori Sickley <[email-masked]>
Subject: [lro] Eversure Old Hill, England roof rack
Reply-To: [email-masked]

Does anyone have any knowledge of a roof rack with the name "Eversure Old 
Hill, England" stamped into the brackets? It's approx 3/4" diameter tubing.

Google didn't help.

It came with the 67 109SW that was recently *rescued* : )
The rack itself has legs that go through four two inch holes <!!!> in the 
sun sheet and rests on the roof, being held down with the four stamped name 
brackets.

I'll try and post some pics later since I just found the name, previously 
thinking it might be a homemade rack.

Lori in NE Pennsylvania
http://www.simplerthyme.com/store/LR.html

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Message: 8
From: [email-masked]
To: [email-masked]
Subject: Re: [lro] Eversure Old Hill, England roof rack
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 18:39:28 GMT
Reply-To: [email-masked]

On Sun, 30 Dec 2001 12:18:19 -0500 made me spill my meths when I read:

>
>Does anyone have any knowledge of a roof rack with the name "Eversure Old 
>Hill, England" stamped into the brackets? It's approx 3/4" diameter tubing.

I used Google (my favourite) and found a reference to another Eversure
products, may help in further searches:

http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~fazazz/Automobilia.htm
http://www.torridgeauctions.demon.co.uk/taca1101.html
http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/harrogatewriters/page8.phtml

They give the impression of being very old so maybe classic British car
clubs, website, newsgroups or groups etc may throw some light on it.

It also comes up as a question from 1995 :)
http://www.fourfold.org/RoverWeb/lro/Year-1995/951024.html#11
Guy Arnold may be able to help :)

Anyway, hope that is useful

All the best

Wayne Davies. Harrogate. North Yorkshire. U.K. 
Tel: 07932 081776 www.yorkshire.u-net.com   

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Message: 9
From: "Mike Johnson" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [lro] Eversure Old Hill, England roof rack
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 12:56:11 -0700
Reply-To: [email-masked]

Howdy y'all,  I've been off the list for about 2 yrs.

Later that year I bought this roof rack from Guy for myself a a Chrismas
gift. I still have it on my 74 SIII, hockey puck feet and all.  I still only
have 3 of the original feet.  Guy is a huge hockey fan and fashioned 4 feet
out of hockey pucks.  Still works great.

Mike Johnson ( Now in Montana )
74 SIII 88 Chester (5th original owner)
96 Disco SD Travolta

> It also comes up as a question from 1995 :)
> http://www.fourfold.org/RoverWeb/lro/Year-1995/951024.html#11
> Guy Arnold may be able to help :)

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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 18:10:10 -0500
To: [email-masked]
From: Lori Sickley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [lro] Eversure Old Hill, England roof rack
Reply-To: [email-masked]

>At 12:55 PM 12/30/01, Phil wrote:
>
>I've found Old Hill.  A small village to the west of Birmingham, England.
>Probably a fitment before shipping, is this rescued vehicle a RHD?  If LHD
>and a US-only machine, maybe they were on the options list many moons ago?
>PhilN

Rescued with cash : ) Thanks to those who passed on it if you are about ; )
According to it's serial number it's an export IIA, Left Hand Drive, Diesel 
engined station wagon.
Now with a petrol 2.25.

With additional thanks to Wayne Davies for your links, sorry about the 
spilling of the meths : )

Mike Johnson, do you have a picture of your roof rack?
Is it the same?

Pictures of the whole mess and the email replies here:
http://www.simplerthyme.com/pics/rack.html

> >Does anyone have any knowledge of a roof rack with the name "Eversure Old
> >Hill, England" stamped into the brackets? It's approx 3/4" diameter tubing
> >I'll try and post some pics later since I just found the name, previously
> >thinking it might be a homemade rack.

Lori in NE Pennsylvania
http://www.simplerthyme.com/store/LR.html

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Message: 11
From: [email-masked]
To: [email-masked]
Subject: Re: [lro] Eversure Old Hill, England roof rack
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 23:56:57 GMT
Reply-To: [email-masked]

On Sun, 30 Dec 2001 18:10:10 -0500 made me spill my meths when I read:

>Rescued with cash : ) Thanks to those who passed on it if you are about ; )
>According to it's serial number it's an export IIA, Left Hand Drive, Diesel 
>engined station wagon.
>Now with a petrol 2.25.

It's an XC registration. ISTR something about XC's being local to
Solihull, perhaps used by Land Rover themselves as demonstrator or
trials if you are lucky. Then again, it might simply have been sold by a
local Land Rover agent. AC numbers are another one, like the press
demonstrator Discoveries with WAC in their registration.

This is off the top of my head, can't help with any more, don;t ask me
:))) please :))))

It's all been documented somewhere, I'll have read it in one of the LR
mags or seen it on a website. There will be info somewhere on how the uk
number plates worked and how the counties in which the vehicle was
registered could/still can be identified by the number.

All the best

Wayne Davies. Harrogate. North Yorkshire. U.K. 
Tel: 07932 081776 www.yorkshire.u-net.com   

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Message: 12
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 17:27:51 -0800
From: Brian Horner <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>
Subject: [lro] Series III Audio
Reply-To: [email-masked]

I really want to install a radio into my Series III for my longer road trips
but I do not want to mount it on or below the dash for both security reasons
and because I lack space there now.  I think the ideal candidate would be a
little enclosed radio that would fit under my seat that has a wire-remote
that I could run out, from under the seat, and change the channels/volume
with.  I have seen CD-changers with the little wire-remotes but they require
a head unit which puts me back at square one.

What got me thinking was the radio shown on page 165 of the Hayes
Restoration Manual for Series I, II and III.  This radio seems like a nice
option because it is shock and water resistant but aside from not being able
to locate this unit anywhere - It does not appear to have a remote.  I know
that Tuffy makes a center console that can hold a radio but I hate to give
up my center seat.

***Sigh***

Any suggestions? Has anyone else conquered this issue?

Thanks

Brian
-----------------------
http://www.roverme.org
"Land Rover community, links and email services."

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Message: 13
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 18:24:40 -0700
From: "Jim Hall" <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Subject: Re: [lro] Series III Audio
Reply-To: [email-masked]

An overhead console and a radio with detachable face?

Brian Horner wrote:
> 
> I really want to install a radio into my Series III for my longer road trips
> but I do not want to mount it on or below the dash for both security reasons
> and because I lack space there now.  I think the ideal candidate would be a
> little enclosed radio that would fit under my seat that has a wire-remote
> that I could run out, from under the seat, and change the channels/volume
> with.  I have seen CD-changers with the little wire-remotes but they require
> a head unit which puts me back at square one.
> 
> What got me thinking was the radio shown on page 165 of the Hayes
> Restoration Manual for Series I, II and III.  This radio seems like a nice
> option because it is shock and water resistant but aside from not being able
> to locate this unit anywhere - It does not appear to have a remote.  I know
> that Tuffy makes a center console that can hold a radio but I hate to give
> up my center seat.
> 
> ***Sigh***
> 
> Any suggestions? Has anyone else conquered this issue?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Brian
> -----------------------
> http://www.roverme.org
> "Land Rover community, links and email services."
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-- 
Jim Hall
1966 88" Elephant Chaser
http://www.users.qwest.net/~jimfoo
"You know, I never really damaged my Rover 'till I started wheeling 
with Jim." Mitch Stockdale

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Message: 14
From: "Jean-Leon Morin" <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Subject: Re: [lro] Series III Audio
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 20:29:20 -0500
Reply-To: [email-masked]

Get a rubbermaid container. Put all the radio bits inside. Spray mud on the
outside. It'll never be stolen with the top on, it's tough, and waterproof.
Run a large welding cable with a quick connect to the battery...

I have had this system with CD, amp, and good speakers for ages. Never
stolen, and rover is without roof for months at a time...

J-L

>
> I really want to install a radio into my Series III for my longer road
trips
> but I do not want to mount it on or below the dash for both security
reasons
> and because I lack space there now.  I think the ideal candidate would be
a
> little enclosed radio that would fit under my seat that has a wire-remote
> that I could run out, from under the seat, and change the channels/volume
> with.  I have seen CD-changers with the little wire-remotes but they
require
> a head unit which puts me back at square one.
>
>
> What got me thinking was the radio shown on page 165 of the Hayes
> Restoration Manual for Series I, II and III.  This radio seems like a nice
> option because it is shock and water resistant but aside from not being
able
> to locate this unit anywhere - It does not appear to have a remote.  I
know
> that Tuffy makes a center console that can hold a radio but I hate to give
> up my center seat.
>
> ***Sigh***
>
> Any suggestions? Has anyone else conquered this issue?
>
> Thanks
>
> Brian
> -----------------------
> http://www.roverme.org
> "Land Rover community, links and email services."
> _______________________________________________
> LRO mailing list
> [email-masked]
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Message: 15
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 20:04:55 -0500
To: [email-masked]
From: Keith Tanner <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [lro] Galvanizers
Reply-To: [email-masked]

My frame is STILL waiting to piggyback on a trip to one of the two "local" 
galvy spots, a mere 200 miles or so away. The OVLR page has a list of all 
the galvanizer places in the US if not Canada to help your search. Prices 
are 25 cents per pound, minimum of $100 US (ie, 400 lbs).

Keith

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Message: 16
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 20:02:22 -0500
To: [email-masked]
From: Keith Tanner <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [lro] Beware of Hand throttles
Reply-To: [email-masked]

I prefer to keep things simple - unassisted brakes :)

Actually, my hand throttle has one endearing trait. When the mechanism is 
covered in mud, it gets sticky. Nothing quite like getting to the top of a 
hill, lifting off the gas and having the throttle stuck open to make you 
pay attention!

Keith

>  A good idea with the hand throttle is a solenoid that disengages the
>ratchet.

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Message: 17
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 20:31:49 -0500
To: [email-masked]
From: Lori Sickley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [lro] Eversure Old Hill, England roof rack
Reply-To: [email-masked]

Wayne, I like your scenario better of course, but isn't it possible someone 
just added the license plate along the way? Gee, does that mean I asked you 
*one* more : )))

I was curious about the roof rack, now you went and gave me something else 
to track down!
No fair, more info please : ) TXC222E

I found Frank's post with the index mark listings here, way down at the 
bottom but it doesn't help me:
http://www.fourfold.org/RoverWeb/lro/20010413 Frank? Bill?

BTW, I just mailed off the birth certificate request, wouldn't that help 
with the puzzle?

What, you don't have a birth certificate for your LR? : )
http://www.lrfaq.org/Series/FAQ.S.Chassis.tracing.html
Mr. Eric Pagan, Project eng.,
Traceability,
Land Rover,
Lode Lane, Solihull,
West Midlands,
B29-8NW,
England.
Tel: 0121 700 4524

At 06:56 PM 12/30/01, Wayne Davies wrote:
>It's an XC registration. ISTR something about XC's being local to
>Solihull, perhaps used by Land Rover themselves as demonstrator or
>trials if you are lucky. Then again, it might simply have been sold by a
>local Land Rover agent. AC numbers are another one, like the press
>demonstrator Discoveries with WAC in their registration.
>
>This is off the top of my head, can't help with any more, don;t ask me
>:))) please :))))
>
>It's all been documented somewhere, I'll have read it in one of the LR
>mags or seen it on a website. There will be info somewhere on how the uk
>number plates worked and how the counties in which the vehicle was
>registered could/still can be identified by the number.
>
>All the best
>
>
>Wayne Davies. Harrogate. North Yorkshire. U.K.
>Tel: 07932 081776 www.yorkshire.u-net.com

Lori in NE Pennsylvania
http://www.simplerthyme.com/store/LR.html

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Message: 18
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 02:37:07 +0100
From: Adrian Redmond <[email-masked]>
Organization: Channel 6 Television Denmark
To: [email-masked]
Subject: Re: [lro] Series III Audio
Reply-To: [email-masked]

I haven't tried this - mainly due to the ambient noise level of a 2.25l
diesel - but I am toying with a similar idea.

Many car radios today have a removeable front panel for anti theft
purposes. It does not seem difficult - at least on the units I have
looked at - to construct a plastic dummy panel which could lock into the
radio unit pressing the various interlocks so that it "thinks" that the
panel is present, and making the necessary contacts for an extension
cable to the real panel - which being very thin could then be mounted
somewhere useful, like on the dash or on the cladding overe the
windscreen (if your series has this).

I was considering mounting the main unit either in the seatbox under the
drivers seat, or in the rear. In a 109" which has more space behind the
seats, it could be mounted behind the centre seat. This is also a place
where an ordinary radio can be bulkhead mounted in a 109, acess easy by
flipping the seat down, but otherwise out of sight of sticky fingers. I
can't do this on my 109 as I alrewady have a 12volt DC distribution
panel for video equipment mounted there.

Another mountplace possibility is on the roof, behind the centre seat.

Onn the other hand, wherever I mount it in a 88 or 109, its doubtful
that i'd be able to hear it with the engine running :-)

Good luck,

Adrian Redmond

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Message: 19
From: [email-masked]
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 21:02:36 EST
Subject: Re: [lro] Series III Audio
To: [email-masked]
Reply-To: [email-masked]

In a message dated 12/30/01 5:20:08 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
[email-masked] writes:

Quite a few of the show car guys have been using Secret Audio components. The 
key is that the brains hide under the seat somewhere, and all that is out is 
a LCD controller. Alternately, they come with a remote. I've seen them at car 
shows at around $200. Pricey, but if you put some waterproof speaker 
enclosures, and a waterproof box for the brains it should be pretty durable.

They use the simple secretaudio.com for their site.

Zack

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Message: 20
From: "Rich Williams" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>, "Larry Smith" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [lro] now B-17 (now 36% more LR content!)
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 19:35:24 -0800
Reply-To: [email-masked]

Absolutely - If and when the video gets onto another medium (CD-DVD), I'll
make it available to all.

Rich
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry Smith <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: [lro] now B-17 (now 36% more LR content!)

> Rich,
>
> If you get multiples DVDs, etc made of the B-17, please let me know.  Will
> reimburse you for the cost of production and the shipping.  Now if I can
> just scarf up a ride on a C-47/DC-3!!!!
>
> Larry Smith
> Chester, VA

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Message: 21
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 07:55:13 +0200
From: Paul Oxley <[email-masked]>
Organization: AfricanAdrenalin.com
To: [email-masked]
Subject: Re: [lro] V8 series 109
Reply-To: [email-masked]

Akach Langi wrote:

> Can anyone give advice on adjusting the carburettors on the V8 and also if
> the petrol pump can be faulty.

Jambo Akach,

Two major issues with the older Rover V8's: The wretched distributor
with the dwell angle adjustment on the outside of the dissy body, and
the terrible twin Strombergs. Oh, yeah, and sticky valve followers (put
a litre of ATF in the oil every service, it'll scrub the gunk off the
insides of the engine and keep things sweet).

Your problem seems to sound more like the carbs though. Do you have
sufficient ATF in the dash pots? It sounds as if you may have sticky air
valves (those big piston thingys). The twin carbs can also go out of
sync meaning that half the engine will not perform at any given time. It
is exceedingly difficult to balance the two carbs without the correct
equipment. The best you can do is set each individually, and hope that
this works. Or you can take a hacksaw to the manifold and ally weld a
mounting flange on for a Weber twin choke carb, and never worry again.
 
> Thanks in advance also any good links with diagrams on maintenance of V8
> engine as Africa does not offer much.

On the contrary. Foleys in Livingstone, Zambia, are great, and further
south you will discover a huge resource of information and assistance.

A great regional resource is http://www.landyonline.co.za.
 
Regards

Paul Oxley
AfricanAdrenalin.com

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Message: 22
From: "Rich Williams" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Subject: [lro] late 2a question
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 22:01:11 -0800
Reply-To: [email-masked]

Regarding late IIa's - 1971 to be specific...

Do they have full synchro transmissions and dual circuit brakes or do those
features only come out with the Series III's in 1972?

Thanks,

Rich

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